Despite careful planning, years in advance, I’m still occasionally surprised by the way certain topics or themes emerge across a year-long publishing program. After reading Marcella Polain’sDriving into the Sun – and knowing that James Foley was working on a graphic novel called Chickensaurus – I thought that perhaps 2019 might end up being the year of the chook. Instead, we seem to have deserted the henhouse and taken up residence in the architect’s office.
Anne-Louise Willoughby is the author of Nora Heysen: A Portrait. She gave a presentation on Nora Heysen in Melbourne on Sunday 10 March as part of NGV Australia’s launch of its new major exhibition Hans and Nora Heysen Two Generations of Australian Art.
During her Perth Festival Writers Week session with ABC RN’s Claire Nichols, Afternoons with Harvey Beam author Carrie Cox described what it was like to grow up on the wrong side of the river – by which she meant the side without a library.
Fremantle Press author Jon Doust has already seen huge success with his novel Boy on a Wire, which garnered a longlisting for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Now he’s bringing this tale of bullying, mental health and coming of age to a different audience with a new YA edition of the book.
While gearing up for the hot and sweaty whirlwind that typifies Perth Festival Writers Week (and February in general!) I’ve been reflecting on the benefits of networking.
Never mind ‘love is in the air’, it’s all about the love on the page this Valentine’s Day. Maybe we’re biased (okay, we are!), but we can’t think of anything better than giving the gift of words and stories to someone we truly admire.
DAVE WARNER IS A STAR. I know you all knew that but I just wanted to underline it in bold caps. Not only is his book Clear to the Horizon on the longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award but he’s also just written a swell new crime novel set in the early sixties when surf music ruled the waves. River of Salt will be out in April 2019. We’ve just sold the audio rights to Wavesound and Dave will be touring far and wide from Woy Woy to Western Australia. We highly recommend him as a speaker, performer and guest panellist so get hold of our marketing team to secure him for your events.
Emerging publishing professional? Or just intrigued by the industry? Whatever your interest in publishing, the Small Press Network’s Independent Publishing Conference 2018 will be a great opportunity for networking and information.
The historic Albany whaling station that played an integral part in Chris Pash’s book The Last Whale will mark the fortieth anniversary of its closure this month.
